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Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images Friday 24 February 2017 19.45EST Last modified on Friday 24 February 2017 19.47EST Nauru and Australian immigration officials have called a crisis meeting as a major dengue fever outbreak threatens to overwhelm the Pacific island nations public health system. Guardian Australia understands there are now at least 70 known cases of dengue on home loan for doctor Oak Laurel www.oaklaurel.com.au 0430129662 Nauru, including at least 10 asylum seekers and refugees held on the island by Australia. Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease that can become life-threatening in acute cases. Guardian Australia understands a meeting will be held on Saturday between officials of the Australian Border Force and the Nauruan government, Nauru hospital staff, and staff from International Health and Medical Services (IHMS). The Nauruan hospital has limited supplies and infrastructure to manage the surge in cases. The Australian government has already medivaced one asylum seeker suffering from an acute case of dengue to Pindara hospital in the Gold Coast on Tuesday. The Nauruan hospital was unprepared for the outbreak, and Guardian Australia understands it has no testing kits for the disease. The only testing kits on the island are held by IHMS, which is contracted by Australia to provide healthcare services to asylum seekers at the Nauru detention centre.